[NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Survey Results Analysis - Part I

[James Gannon]

It may be anecdotal but as a new member I had no problem with sharing my name, constructive criticism should always be welcomed!
However I agree with Walid and fully support the ability to remain anonymous in situations like this, it allows being to be frank in their replies if they wish and can result in strong actionable responses.

-James

From: Walid AL-SAQAF
Date: Friday 24 April 2015 11:34
To: Arsene Tungali
Cc: "ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org<mailto:ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org>"
Subject: Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] NCUC Survey Results Analysis - Part I


Thanks Arsene for your comments.

The choice to be anonymous was meant to give respondents the option to write criticaly and freely. It is just like voting in an election. As a human rights activist myself I value this right and suppose others do too.

Staying anonymous is a personal decision by respondents and it's my role to show and analyse the stats. That being said, I suggest not to jump to conclusions on why veterans were the group most willing to show their identity.

The takeway is that having a significant portion opting to remain anonymous means that we did right in having that option and should continue to do so in future surveys.

We're just getting started and I believe  you will find the next few parts of the analysis quite interesting. So stay tuned.

Arsene, Let me express to you my gratitude for your dynamic participation. That is what this list is for.

Best

Walid

On Apr 24, 2015 9:14 AM, "Arsène Tungali" <arsenebaguma at gmail.com<mailto:arsenebaguma at gmail.com>> wrote:
Thanks Walid for your hard work on this.

I agree with Ed's point. Not only some parts of the world have Google censored but Google drive requires good Internet bandwidth in order to work. Which so many African countries doesn't have.

Some thoughts:
- What are your comments on 'showing the name' vs 'not showing the name'. Does this have any relevance? I have been thinking on that since I even don't remember whether I mentionned my name or I chose to stay anonymus when filling the survey. Reason is I found it not relevant for me.

- Why only veterans chose to mention the name? This can be another subject of study withing the constituency.

- I do agree with the fact that sending an individualised invitation is the best option because sometimes, you don't go through the email trends because you are less connected or spend less time on "personal" emails (when this applies). So, for really important messages, better to think twice on the form to be used.

I would love to have your thoughts.

Thanks,
A

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2015-04-24 1:48 GMT+02:00 Edward Morris <egmorris1 at toast.net<mailto:egmorris1 at toast.net>>:
Hi Walid,

The results seem extremely interesting and I look forward to digesting the them in their entirety. Thank you so much for your hard work!

A request: Is it possible to ensure that the results eventually become available on a non-Google platform? Some of our members live in countries where Google is heavily censored and they are unable to access Google docs and Google drive. Perhaps we can get it up on the NCUC website.

Thanks for considering,

Ed

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> On Apr 23, 2015, at 11:47 PM, Walid AL-SAQAF <wsaqaf at gmail.com<mailto:wsaqaf at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I have managed to convert the survey results to SPSS data files and
> started doing some regression analysis on 70+ variables. It looks like
> there will be some interesting results.
>
> Instead of just having you wait until I do the full analysis, I
> decided to transfer the results in chunks to help us discuss the
> various findings and hopefully build up the momentum towards the end
> where the most important questions will be addressed.
>
> I'll spend the next days and weeks to do multivariate analysis and
> aggregations and see if any significant correlations or other patterns
> emerge, which in turn could help us see where NCUC needs work and how
> to go about doing it.
>
> Today, I'm sending a simple analysis of the level of participation in
> the survey. I only analyzed the following three variables so far:
> 1) Level of anonymity (derived from the name/email fields)
> 2) Years in NCUC
> 3) Date when the survey was filled
>
> You can access the first part of the analysis here:
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6mAtpcLlTBBRkVVdnlBNVYtNGM/view
>
> I'll be sending the second analysis report when I'm done in a few
> days. Let me know if you have questions to answer or ideas that I
> could use.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Walid
>
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>
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